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-CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENT <br />ARTICLE II. - NUISANCES <br />DIVISION 3. NOISE CONTROL <br />Њ <br />5LL{Lhb Ќ͵ bhL{9 /hbwh\[ <br />{Ļĭ͵ ЊБΏЊЊЊ͵ tƩƚŷźĬźƷźƚƓ ŭĻƓĻƩğƌƌǤͳ ĻǣĭĻƦƷźƚƓ͵ <br />(a)At no time shall any person make or cause to be made any distinctly and loudly audible noise that <br />unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety or welfare of <br />any person or precludes such person's enjoyment of property or affects such person's property values. The <br />general noise prohibition stated above shall always be in effect, however, any excessive noise during the <br />following hours of noise prohibition shall be strictly enforced. There shall be no excessive noise or <br />disturbance between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and all day Sunday. <br />These hours of noise prohibition apply to construction, business, institutional and residential activities. <br />(b)Exceptions. 1) This division allows the following types of noise-generating activities that are necessary and <br />typically occur in all parts of the city during daylight hours but not before 7:00 a.m.: lawn mowing, the use of <br />landscape-maintenance equipment, power tools, etc. All forms of snow clearing may be permitted anytime <br />due to necessity. 2) If there is an event or activity that is sponsored by the city, or a party has a permit for a <br />noise-generating activity issued by the city, the prohibition noted in paragraph (a) does not apply. <br />(c)Repetitive or continual noises, that may not be audibly loud, may be equally disturbing. Such noises shall also <br />be prohibited. <br />(d)The city manager may waive the requirement in subsection (a) of this section where the activity would not <br />cause a nuisance and where the proposed activity would not be within 350 feet of a residential use. The city <br />manager's decision may be appealed to the city council. If an appeal is filed, the property owners within 350 <br />feet of the proposed activity shall be notified of the waiver request at least ten days before the council <br />meeting. A list of the property owners, certified by an abstract company or the county abstract office, shall <br />be submitted with the waiver request. <br />(Ord. No. 869, § 1, 6-12-2006) <br />{Ļĭ͵ ЊБΏЊЊЋ͵ /ƚƓƭƷƩǒĭƷźƚƓ ğĭƷźǝźƷźĻƭ͵ <br />All construction activities, including the use of any kind of electric, diesel or gas-powered machine or other <br />equipment, shall be subject to this division. A copy of this division shall be attached to each construction permit <br />issued by the city. The applicant for the permit shall be required to sign the copy, acknowledging that he has read <br />and understood it, before a permit can be released. <br />(Ord. No. 869, § 2, 6-12-2006) <br />Cross reference(s)Buildings and building regulations, ch. 12. <br />1 <br />Editor's note(s)Ord. No. 869, §§ 13, adopted June 12, 2006, amended Div. 3 in its entirety to read as set out <br />herein. Former Div. 3, §§ 18-11118-113, pertained to similar subject matter and derived from the Code of <br />1982, § 19-48, 19-50, 19-51. <br />Maplewood, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances #±¤ ³¤£Ÿ ʆʂʆʉŻʅʅŻʆʅ ʅʉŸʈʍŸʉʇ Ơ%34ơ <br />(Supp. No. 12) <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Qbhf!87!pg!263 <br /> <br />